Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-02-03


, of nan about Town, had had nnmer-
Gus TRANSACTIONS it'll the money lend
M fm,te,nitv had played high and
drink pretty freely, and there were
dark corners in bis career which would
no., p .r',aps, have stood the test OF
F',e,fion- investigation But there
,n,. 10 T." .pr led a;; of his tnat conld
l'o' ted o,t ~ dsg aceful or dlshon
or,ht To Mr. Bolls secret vexation
le found that people We're inclined to
Judge he Capt lin lemently, to speak
lightly Of MA faults, and to lay stress
upon lis good nature, his easy generos-
ity, aud Lii, iovial disposition. More.
over, it seemed that the last year or
two Captain Rosseter had ablndono] !
his usual haunts and occnp.'lons. haI
given up cards, and had shown dis
tinct symptoms Of sober respectablllty.
The result was that the lawyer could
not see his way to make a case against
Captain Rosseter which would justify
him in Invoking the interference of the
Court Of Chancery in the interest OF the
Captains ward. Mr.. Bold did not ad-
NIT that he was beaten. even to himself
and his prejudice against the Captain
was as strong as ever. He was con
vinced in his own mind that Captain
Rosseter contemplated a gros fraud in
connection with his trusteeship, and he
fully intended to checkmate him.
Meanwhile, however, it transpired that
there was no living member of the Ire
mayne family who could be brought
forward to pose as next friend to the
young orphan, and this technical diff
Guilty, combined with the absence of
proof of the Captain doubtful reputa
tion, caused him to deter taking any
steps
At length, however, after many
weeks had elapsed, Whitaker came
into his masters room one day with a
startling piece Of intelligence. The
ever watchful clerk had discovered
hat Captain Rosseter had purchased
for h!msell an estate ut SIarmore for
G7OOO
AT least, he bought it IN his wife g
name, explained Whitaker. But the
question is, where did the money come
from =?
Good heavens exclaimed Mr.. Bold.
Married, eh, is he !! heard rumor,
but he isn't supposed to be married -
However. as You say, the question is,
where did he get that ct 900 from =
i don t think 1t is difficult to guess,
said Whitaker. with grin.
Pom nv word, Whitaker, IN afraid
it s case of serious fraud. | know
foi certain that the man has not H.
900 of his own said the lawyer, get
ting excited
i wonder where that young lady ls'
exclaimed Whitaker.
we must find out. said Mr.. Bold,
enereetically. Overland & CO gave
YOU the address of the Brighton, didn' t
they: Well, you must 90 down there
at once, Whitaker, and trace her.
i'ccl it my duty to investigate this mat
ter, for | should not be the least sur
prised if 1t transpired that this Captain
Rosseter has been helping himself to
the trust money.
Whitaker being entirely of the same
opinion, started off on his mission with
out delay, and Was absent about week,
during which time Mr. Bold fumed
with impatence and curiosity Whit
takers report, when he returned, was
not calculated to alay suspicious. FL
had traced Miss Trem4 4yne through her
glrlish career, frpm Brighton to schoo
at Cheltenham, and from thence t.
Bath. At the latter city she had resld-
ed until year OF two ago with an eld-
erly lady who had suddenly died, since
which event nobody knew what had be
come of the young girl, or where she
had gone after leaving Bath.
I've made up my mind what | will
do, Whitaker said Mr.. Bold, after
discussing the situation with his clelk
4 shall 90 and see Captain Rosseter,
and insist upon his telling me where
the young lady is. If he refuses, !
shall feel justified in taking legal steps
NV belief is that the poor girl is either
dead, or Is being kept out Of her inher-
itence, or part of it,
1T looks black-very black, acquisc
ed Whitaker.
The consequence was that next da'